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Clinical obesity polygenic score

There is 1 paper on clinical obesity polygenic score in aging research: 1 observational study in people. The newest story, Nov 9, 2026: “Clinical obesity genetic scores better predict cardiovascular risk”.

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“There was a marked gradient in body size across clinical obesity polygenic score, with a difference in mean BMI of 6.9 kg/m 2”

Clinical Obesity Polygenic Scores Outperform BMI Polygenic Scores for Cardiovascular Risk PredictionAHA Scientific Sessions 2026 abstract2026doi:10.1161/circ.154.suppl_1.8811

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Clinical obesity polygenic score predicts stroke in humans.
“Clinical obesity polygenic scores capture cardiovascular risk beyond BMI polygenic scores, improving risk discrimination and reclassification for myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke”
HumansRisk discrimination and reclassification compared with BMI polygenic scores; externally validated in independent prospective cohorts
Clinical obesity genetic scores better predict cardiovascular risk
AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 abstractNov 2, 2026

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Clinical obesity genetic scores better predict cardiovascular risk

Clinical obesity genetic scores placed 34.6% of UK Biobank participants in different inherited obesity risk groups than genetic scores for body mass index.Clinical obesity genetic scores placed 34.6% of UK Biobank participants in different inherited obesity risk groups than genetic scores for body mass index.

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Clinical obesity genetic scores better predict cardiovascular risk

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